Michael Alberto Carrera Gamboa (born 7 January 1993) is a Venezuelan professional
basketball
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player for
Gran Canaria
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of the Spanish
Liga ACB
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and the
Venezuela national team.
College career
Carrera played college basketball for
South Carolina
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. During his time there he averaged 14.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
Professional career
In the 2016-2017 basketball season, Carrera played for the Russian side
BC Avtodor Saratov
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where he averaged 7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He moved to the Australian side
Cairns Taipans
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in 2017 where he averaged 14.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assists per contest. He moved to the
NBA G League
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side
Oklahoma City Blue
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in late 2017 where he averaged 7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He moved to the Argentine side
Obras Sanitarias
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in 2018 where he averaged 6.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.
On September 19, 2019, he has signed with
Brose Bamberg
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of the
Basketball Bundesliga
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(BBL).
On November 26, 2019, he signed with another club BBL club,
Hamburg Towers
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. Carrera averaged 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the Towers in 2019-20.
On October 17, 2020, Carrera signed with
Supersonicos de Miranda of the Venezuelan
SuperLiga Profesional de Baloncesto
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. On July 14, 2021, Carrera signed with
Força Lleida of the
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.
On March 15, 2023, he signed with
Gran Canaria
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of the Spanish
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
.
National team career
Carrera represents the
Venezuela national team. He represented the team at the
2019 FIBA World Cup, where he averaged 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist during the tournament.
References
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1993 births
Living people
BC Avtodor Saratov players
Brose Bamberg players
Cairns Taipans players
Força Lleida CE players
Guaiqueríes de Margarita players
Hamburg Towers players
Obras Sanitarias basketball players
Oklahoma City Blue players
Pan American Games 3x3 basketball players
Sportspeople from Barcelona, Venezuela
Power forwards (basketball)
South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball players
Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Argentina
Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Australia
Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Germany
Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Russia
Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in the United States
Venezuelan men's basketball players
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players